Note XI-51 — Chapter XI · REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA. 1841-1856.
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A wealthy man and head of a large family which gave him much social importance. During his short administration he improved the public roads. Molina, Bosq. Costa R., 107. He also gave impulse to education, though under the old ecclesiastical system. Montúfar, Reseña Hist., v. 175.